Whales: Giants of the Ocean
Whales: Giants of the Ocean Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around the world, from warm tropical waters to the cold seas surrounding the […]
Articles by Jake Smith
Discuss: Jake’s Take on Wrapping up the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival
Discuss: Wisconsin Film Festival Jake Smith reflects briefly on the films he saw in the second half of the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival, including a pair of pictures with Ingrid Bergman and the newest from Whit […]
Discuss: Jake’s Take at the Halfway Mark of the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival
Jake Smith shares brief thoughts on the films he has seen so far at the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival. […]
Review: SERIAL KILLER 1 at Wisconsin Film Festival, Fri Apr 15 and Wed Apr 20
Jake Smith sees in Serial Killer 1 a solid crime drama that is focused far more on the crime than the drama. […]
Review: LOVE & PEACE at Wisconsin Film Festival, Fri Apr 15 and Sun Apr 17
Review: Wisconsin Film Festival Love & Peace | Sion Sono | Japan | 2015 | 117 minutes UW Union South Marquee, Friday, April 15 at 3:45pm» Sundance Cinemas, Sunday, April 17 at 3:45pm» Jake Smith takes […]
Missed Madison: KILO TWO BRAVO on Amazon Video
Missed Madison Film Festival Kilo Two Bravo | Paul Katis | UK, Jordan | 2014 | 108 minutes Netflix | Amazon Video | GoWatchIt In a true story of the war in Afghanistan, Jake Smith finds a director worth watching […]
Missed Madison: Johnnie To’s OFFICE
Missed Madison Film Festival Office | Johnnie To | China, Hong Kong | 2015 | 119 minutes Queue at GoWatchIt for availability updates» Jake Smith looks at Johnnie To’s latest and finds a brilliant film that has distinctive […]
007 Days of 007: SKYFALL (2012)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012) The biggest box office success of the series is M’s film as much as it is Bond’s. “Oh, to hell with dignity. I’ll leave when the job’s […]
007 Days of 007: QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster, 2008) The most misunderstood film since OHMSS also has the best Bond woman in the entire series. “I don’t think the dead care about vengeance.” After […]
007 Days of 007: CASINO ROYALE (2006)
Jake’s Take: One Image from Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006) Over forty years after the franchise began, the story of James Bond and Vesper Lynd is finally told. “It doesn’t bother you? Killing those people? “Well, […]